After 18 years of full time work and reaching a senior level position, I had to go on benefits for a period due to serious burnout from ADHD and bipolar disorder.
If I didn't get those benefits, I would have lost everything and could have ended up homeless.
I am sick to the teeth of people treating benefits like everyone is a scrounger. It's a literal lifeline.
The GPD % spend of benefits in 2026 is exactly the same as as it was in 2009.
The politicians are lying to us. There is no crisis.
It's the tax avoiders where the big money is to be found, but that would likely include the politicians friends and family, so they leave that well alone.